, 1887-08-25
Death OF Prot. Powell

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Pra. Leonard Jackson Powell, late
President # Territorial University.
pa-sei quietly away. surrounded by
his ".t..r family. at his home III Sc
a,tla -a.ut 800 o'clock yesterday
af.ernoon, aged 53 years and ,
mouths
Professor Powell vas born in Cass
county, kentucky, and was educated
At the Wesleyan University of Della
ware, Ohio. from which he graduated
in 1861 He was essentially an old
settler, having come ont TO Oregon
with his parents when only - years
Of age, ana with the exception Cf the
time spent in college us a student. he
has been Il resident of the Pacific
Coast ever since During the Indian
war he was captain OF a company of
voluteers and rendered good service
to the state.
Soon after his graduation, he re
turned to the coast and married Miss
Martha r. Ransom. daughter of Cap
tain Samuel Ransom, of Crescent
City, California, in Portland. "ho
survives him. Early in the sixties he
accepted position as teacher IN the
Willamette University at Salem,
where he remained for II years as
instructor in mathematics, and left
there to accept the Presidency of the
| Albany Collegiate Institute. He re-
ceived life diploma rom the State
of Oregon Department of instruction
also of the Territory of Washington,
He was ordained a minister of the
gospel by Bishop Calvin Kingsley, OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, at
Eugene City, August 8th, 1869; and
afterwards IN 1876, by Bishop Wm,
L. Harris.
Professor Powell was elected Super
intendent of Public Instruction in
Oregon on the republican ticket
which position he filled acceptably
for four years. In 1861 he was chosen
President Of the University of Wash,
lngton, which position he filed with
credit TO himself until compelled to
resign on account of i'll health
brought on by anxiety and overWork.
For months he suffered from sort
OF nervous prOstration and grew
weaker and weaker every day. Final
ly he was induced to visit the Hot
Springs, from which he returned last
Tuesday feeling greatly improved.
On Friday he felt first rate and had
a rayenous appetite. He ate hearty
dinner and was taken with an attack
of cholera morbus, from which he
died.
He was a member of Alki Lodge
A. o. Z. w, the Ancient Order OF
URited Templars, and of the Masonic
order, and carried q life insurance
pslicy in the New York Mutual. He
leaves wife and i've children, all OF
whom are grown, with one exception
The daughters are Mrs. DR.. johnson,
Miss Fellie Powell, Miss Allie Powell
and the sons Edward and Ernest
Powell.
Prof Powell was conscious to thelast
and realized that his end was rapidly
approaching, and on the day before
his death he said that he was ready
to &C. He leaves two sisters living
III Portland, Mrs Sarah Hill and Mrs
Susan Webb. Also, two half brothers.
| Calvin d. Powell, of Portland, and
Ed. L: Powell, of San Francisco. and
a half sister, Mrs. DR.. Geo. w. King
of Weston. Or.
Prof, Powells life work was devot-
ed TO education, and for the past
twenty years he has been regarded
as one of the leading educators of the
northwest His friends are mum
bered by the thousands, and his
dearth will be looked upon as little
less than public calamity Prepar
ations for the funeral have not yet
beed perfected.